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Strange Question
OK, so, I have a really strange question. I want to use a photograph that exists in Russian Wikipedia, but not English Wikipedia, here. Do you have any idea how I would code for something like that?Ferox Seneca (talk) 04:33, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * That's not a very strange question. (A strange question would be: "Which socks should I put on my goose?" Now that's a strange question!)


 * Without translating the page, it looks (from the big red C) that the image in question is copyrighted, and therefore unacceptable for Wikimedia Commons. (If it's an image with a free-use license, the best method is to copy it over to Commons and then everyone can access it on any wiki project they like.)


 * If you really want to use this image (and cannot find a similar one with a free-use license), you should download it to your computer, then upload it to Wikipedia ("Upload file" on the left side of most Wikipedia pages), and include a Fair Use Rationale. More details on that process here.


 * Good luck! Lemme know if you have any other strange questions! Scartol  •  Tok  16:35, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Stupid Wikimedia. Why 'they gotta make it so hard, eh?Ferox Seneca (talk) 02:30, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, so, as long as we're talking about pictures, what exactly constitutes a valid "fair use rationale"? Is there a good example of a fair use rationale that I can just copy-and paste, assuming that I am using the picture to illustrate a biographical article about the person pictured?Ferox Seneca (talk) 02:42, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I think the only Fair Use Rationale (which now goes by a slightly-different name) I ever wrote from scratch (even though I borrowed from others) was this one for a screenshot of Barton Fink. Perhaps it will be useful? Check WP:RAT too; it's got some good advice for how to write 'em. Scartol  •  Tok  14:12, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Come hang out with us!
Hi! I wanted to let you know that we have created an IRC channel for "countering systemic bias one new editor at a time", aka closing the gender gap! Come hang out at #wikimedia-gendergap. We hope this channel can serve as a safe haven to hang out, talk about Wiki, brainstorming, women in Wikimedia, article alerts and foster friendships. I hope you join us! (And if you need any IRC help, just let me know!) See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 02:08, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

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